What I expect to learn:
I expect to learn on how Immanuel Kant looks at good will and what are his insights with goodwill. I also want to know if goodwill would affect the course of our actions and interactions with our environment.
Quote:
“When I conceive a hypothetical imperative in general, I do not know beforehand what it will contain-until its condition is given. But if I conceive a categorical imperative, I know at once it contains”
After a brief description on what a good thing and how you can actually know if the good thing done by a certain person is good or it was done for self enrichment of the said person.
According to Immanuel Kant good will can only be distinguish as good if the doer had no other reason aside from his/her duty. And not for their self interest such as taking the credits for doing a good thing. In doing so this would also help you determine in various aspects of the human actions as to what is right or the opposite of it. You as part of the living community wherein a system of laws are created should reconsider your actions. Actions wherein this would be filtered into layers of test as to what the purpose of it might be. And with the help of this you can also avoid doing what is not good and at the same time promote morality.
Another topic discussed in this piece is the famous “The Categorical Imperative” wherein such a person who will act to or interact with their surroundings should know if his/her actions can be followed by others and if not so it is considered to be immoral. This implies that the person beforehand doing a particular action should be able to analyze that his/her actions are for so good. And further do so Immanuel Kant came up with his formula as to how a person could actually apply Categorical Imperative. First of the formula is to know if the action they are about to do is considered to be good by the present law, Second, if the course of action do affect someone we should consider that the people affected shouldn’t be used as a tool for your own benefit but as to help them grow. The last formula for Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative Third one is the combination of the two.
What I’ve learned:
I’ve learned that before the cause and effect phrase you should know what will happen first and how does the law determine as to what my actions will be so that it would be the cause of a certain action I’ve done wherein it will lead into a good effect to my environment and fellow people.
Integrative Questions:
1. How can you say that your action/s are really good?
2. Based on Immanuel Kant,What are the considerations of an actions to consider them good?
3. What are the formula for applying Categorical Imperative?
